Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals

Severe Sydney funnel-web spider envenomation in a toddler: a case report

Introduction Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) envenomation produces overlapping catecholaminergic and cholinergic toxidromes that can progress rapidly to life-threatening cardiorespiratory compromise. Airway management in this setting carries unique pharmacodynamic chall...

The Transition of Youth With Diabetes From Pediatric to Adult Diabetes Care Services: A Consensus Report of the Joint Working Group of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), and the American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Young adulthood is a period of significant and unique physiological, psychological, sexual, and social upheaval. Related challenges can have an impact on effective diabetes self-management, with high rates of unplanned health care use recorded for many, and consequent increases i...

Oxygen vs Air at Birth for Moderate- to Late-Preterm Infants

Importance The optimal initial fraction of inspired oxygen (F io 2 ) for delivery room resuscitation of neonates born at 32 to 35 weeks’ gestation is unknown. Objective To compare outcomes for neonates born at 32 to 35 weeks’ gestation when initiating resuscitation with F io 2 0....

Clinicians' Perspectives and Experiences of Barriers, Enablers and Implementation of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis Service: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Safeguards Team Program

BACKGROUND: Presentations of children and young people (CYP) to Emergency Departments (ED) for acute mental health (MH) issues have increased globally and in Australia. The Safeguards Teams Program (STP) was implemented to provide acute, rapid response, recovery-focused, trauma-i...

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Illicit Drug Use Among Older Australians: A Cross-Sectional Study Using a Nationally Representative Household-Based Survey (HILDA)

Background: Illicit drug use among older adults (aged 45+ years) is increasing globally. Despite the growing impact on older adults, studies examining illicit drug use in this population remain limited. Method: Data were drawn from Wave 21 (2021) of the Household, Income and Labo...

Appointment adherence, weight reduction, and retention at 9 months in Australian clinical obesity services: a retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare demographic, clinical, and early engagement characteristics between participants retained and not retained at 9 months in specialist obesity services. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study analysed 235 records of patients (mean body mass...

Phytochemical Profiling and Proteomic Insights into the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Jing Guan Fang in LPS-Stimulated Macrophages

Jing Guan Fang (JGF) is a traditional multi-herb formula used for hyperinflammatory conditions associated with severe viral infections; however, its protein-level effects in macrophage-mediated inflammation remain incompletely characterised. In this study, we combined ultra-perfo...